ol Henry...a chip off clintons block to be sure.....
Cisneros Probe: An Indictment Many Years in the Making
A Washington Post chronology of key events related to the indictment of former housing secretary Henry Cisneros, Linda Medlar (now Linda Jones) and two co-defendants.
1988: Henry Cisneros, married and then mayor of San Antonio, acknowledges affair with Linda Medlar.
1989: Cisneros ends relationship and reconciles with his wife.
1990-93: Cisneros pays Medlar more than $250,000.
December 1992: President Clinton names Cisneros secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Talking to federal agents during background check in December and January, Cisneros allegedly underestimates payments.
July 1994: Medlar sues Cisneros, charging he broke promise to support her.
September 1994: Medlar sells secretly taped conversations with Cisneros to "Inside Edition" and says on TV program that Cisneros lied in background checks.
October 1994: Justice Department agrees to investigate Cisneros's statements to federal agents.
March 1995: Attorney General Janet Reno asks for independent counsel investigation.
May 1995: David M. Barrett is appointed independent counsel; Cisneros and Medlar settle lawsuit for $49,000.
November 1995: Barrett grants Medlar immunity from prosecution, in exchange for her cooperation.
November 1996: Cisneros resigns as HUD secretary.
January 1997: Cisneros becomes president of Univision, the Spanish-language TV network, in Los Angeles.
September 1997: Medlar is indicted on charges she took part in a money-laundering scheme and misled a grand jury.
December 11, 1997: Cisneros, Medlar and two former aides, John Rosales and Sylvia Arce-Garcia, are indicted. The 18 counts against Cisneros include conspiracy, making false statements to FBI and obstruction of justice. Medlar is charged with conspiracy and lying to the FBI. |
